Case Digests

CompoSecure, LLC v. CardUX, LLC

Publication Date: 2019-08-07
Practice Area: Contracts | Fee Disputes
Industry: Manufacturing
Court: Delaware Supreme Court
Judge: Justice Valihura
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Myron T. Steele, Arthur L. Dent, and Andrew H. Sauder, Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, DE; Steven M. Coren, and David M. DeVito, Kaufman, Coren & Ress, P.C., Philadelphia, PA for appellants
for defendant: David J. Margules, Elizabeth A. Sloan, and Jessica C. Watt, Ballard Spahr LLP, Wilmington, DE; Burt M. Rublin, Ballard Spahr LLP, Philadelphia, PA for appellees
Case Number: D68656

Sales agreement was not subject to restricted activities provision of party's LLC agreement where only required payments fell under the scope of the provision and commission payments in sales agreement were not required since party retained unilateral ability to decide whether to make the payment.

Silver Management Group, Inc. v. AdvisorEngine Inc.

Publication Date: 2019-04-03
Practice Area: Contractual Disputes | Fee Disputes
Industry: Investments and Investment Advisory | Software
Court: Court of Chancery
Judge: Vice Chancellor McCormick
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Raymond J. DiCamillo, Jeffrey L. Moyer and Nicole K. Pedi, Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A., Wilming-ton, DE for plaintiff.
for defendant: David J. Teklits and Coleen W. Hill, Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell LLP, Wilmington, DE; Gene W. Lee, Perkins Coie LLP, New York for defendant.
Case Number: D68515

The plain language of the parties' agreement excluded certain items from the licensing fee calculation and a party's attempt to terminate a contract was ineffective, so the court granted summary judgment on those matters.

Camarillo Holdings LLC v. Amstel River Holdings, LLC

Publication Date: 2018-11-07
Practice Area: Damages | Fee Disputes
Industry: Legal Services
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge: District Judge Stark
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Kathleen M. Miller, Robert K. Beste, III, Smith, Katzenstein & Jenkins LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for plaintiff
for defendant: Paul D. Brown, Joseph B. Cicero, Chipman Brown Cicero & Cole, LLP, Wilmington, DE; Mark A. Castillo, Curtis Castillo PC, Dallas, TX, attorneys for defendants.
Case Number: D68344

Remand granted where face of plaintiffs' complaint failed to give rise to any federal cause of action and where defendants' potential defenses under federal law were ineligible to create federal question jurisdiction.

Bellmoff v. Integra Servs. Techs., Inc.

Publication Date: 2018-07-04
Practice Area: Contracts | Fee Disputes
Industry: Manufacturing
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge: Judge Wallace
Attorneys: For plaintiff: Todd C. Schlitz and Stephen S. Herst, Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Wilmington, DE, attorneys for plaintiffs
for defendant: Garvan F. McDaniel, Hogan McDaniel, Wilmington, DE; Ronald R. Rossi, Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP, New York, NY, attorneys for defendant.
Case Number: D68199

Court could not compare parties' legal bills in determining reasonableness of prevailing party's request for attorney's fees, but instead determined whether services rendered were reasonable and prudent in the professional good faith judgment of counsel.

Pazuniak Law Office LLC v. Pi-Net Int'l, Inc., DEFAX Case No. D67859 (Del. Super. Aug. 25, 2017), Davis, J. (14 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-09-06
Practice Area: Attorney Rates and Arrangements | Fee Disputes | Law Firm Client Relationships
Industry: Legal Services
Court: Delaware Superior Court
Judge:
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Case Number: D67859

In this declaratory relief matter for the distribution of IOLTA trust funds, the court properly entered a default judgment as to a corporate defendant that never filed an appearance. Remaining defen

Fresh Direct, Inc. v. Harvin Foods, Inc., DEFAX Case No. D67697 (D.Del. Mar. 30, 2017), Sleet, J. (17 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-04-19
Practice Area: Fee Disputes
Industry: Agriculture | Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge:
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: D67697

Owner of a business that purchased fresh produce could be individually liable to produce suppliers under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. Suppliers were entitled to recover unpaid inter

Fresh Direct, Inc. v. Harvin Foods, Inc., DEFAX Case No. D67697 (D.Del. Mar. 30, 2017), Sleet, J. (17 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-04-19
Practice Area: Fee Disputes
Industry: Agriculture | Distribution and Wholesale | Food and Beverage
Court: U.S. District Court of Delaware
Judge:
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: D67697

Owner of a business that purchased fresh produce could be individually liable to produce suppliers under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act. Suppliers were entitled to recover unpaid inter

Horne v. Optimiscorp, DEFAX Case No. D67658 (Del. Ch. Mar. 3, 2017), Slights, V.C. (18 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-03-15
Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Corporate Governance | Fee Disputes
Industry: Consumer Products
Court: Delaware Court of Chancery
Judge:
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: D67658

Horne v. Optimiscorp, DEFAX Case No. D67658 (Del. Ch. Mar. 3, 2017), Slights, V.C. (18 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-03-15
Practice Area: Corporate Entities | Corporate Governance | Fee Disputes
Industry: Consumer Products
Court: Delaware Court of Chancery
Judge:
Attorneys: For plaintiff:
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Case Number: D67658

Urban Green Tech., LLC v. Sustainable Strategies 2050 LLC, DEFAX Case No. D67632 (Del.Super. Feb. 8, 2017), Scott, J. (17 pages).

Publication Date: 2017-02-22
Practice Area: Fee Disputes
Industry: Energy
Court: Delaware Superior Court
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Case Number: D67632